- Ford Sayre Nordic BKL Programs: Getting Started for the 2016-2017 season! September 21, 2016Hello Ford Sayre Families! We hope you are enjoying this beautiful fall weather! We’ve been busy getting organized for the upcoming cross-country ski season, and have some exciting changes in the works. One of our big changes is that we are restructuring our programs to create a more unified Bill Koch League (BKL) program – including more integrated communication and curriculum across the K-8 grade programs. Please check out our website for more information. As a heads-up, Online Registration opens during the first week of October! Please let us know if you have any questions about which program is the best fit for your child. In the meantime, please mark your calendar with the following important upcoming dates/events.
- Sunday, 9/25: Stratton Mountain School Elite Team Clinic, 2:30-4:30pm, details here. This is a great opportunity for children of early elementary through high school age.
- Monday, 9/26: Deadline for reserving Mont-Ste-Anne rooms for December trip*
- Thursday, 10/6: Omer and Bob’s Team Night, 6:30-8:30pm, (Lebanon, NH. Team discounts for ski gear and garb)
- Saturday, 10/15: Dartmouth Ski Swap & Sale, 10:00 – 4:00pm, Dartmouth Collis Common Ground (Hanover, NH)
- Thursday, 11/3: New Families Night: 5:30pm, Mayer Room, Howe Library
- Sunday, 11/6: Ford Sayre Ski Sale,12:00 – 2:30pm at the Richmond Middle School. A great source for used gear (Hanover, NH)
- Thursday, 11/10: First Day of Practice for children in 3rd grade and higher (dry land), 3:30-4:30pm (Hanover, NH)
- Tuesday, 11/29: First Day of Practice for children in kindergarten through 2nd grade (expected to be dry land), 3:30-4:30pm (Hanover, NH)
- Thursday, 12/1: Deadline for reserving BKL Festival rooms*
- Saturday, 2/11: Silver Fox Trot – our home race! (Hanover, NH)
- Sat & Sun, 3/4 & 3/5: New England BKL Festival (Bethel, Maine)
- Tuesday 3/7: Last Day of Practice
- Mont-Sainte-Anne December trip, reserve rooms by Sept. 26th September 15, 2016Ski w/ Ford Sayre families at Mont-Ste-Anne near Quebec City Dec 26th-30th: a tradition in its 4th year! Reserve rooms by September 26th.THE SKIING EXPERIENCE:This will be the 4th winter that Ford Sayre families have been gathering at Mont-Ste-Anne over the winter holiday break. What started out with just a few families has grown to nearly 20 Ford Sayre families, and families that go have had a whole lot of fun with some early-season skiing!!The Mont-Ste-Anne trip has historically included more middle-school and high-school aged Ford Sayre skiers and their families. However, this is a great opportunity for younger families to get to know other Ford Sayre families, and enjoy skiing with friends on a beautiful trail system.HOW IT WORKS:Each day we will have gathering times for folks who want to ski in Ford Sayre groups, led by parents/coaches. This is completely optional, but as many parents have noticed, kids seem to ski with fewer complaints when in kid groups! There are 5 warming huts on the trail system so it is extra fun to ski in packs and take snack breaks together.It can be cold, but the extensive trail system cannot be beat, and Quebec City is only 30 minutes away!
Château Mont-Sainte-Anne
RESERVE by Sept 26th! (Reserving after will work, too, if rooms are available, but the hotel needs a chunk of money from us by 9/26 to hold the block.)
WHEN: 4 nights: arriving Dec 26; departing Dec 30RATE: $219 Canadian + taxes per room per night for 2 adults; no additional charge for children 17 and younger (taxes = federal & provincial sales tax 5% & 9.975% and tourist area tax of $3/night)FORD SAYRE ROOM BLOCK: Ask for “Ford Sayre Ski Team” rate; rate is discounted. We have reserved 20 rooms.ROOM TYPE: “Château Studio” = 2 queen beds; small table for 4; kitchenette w/ stove, microwave, fridge, toaster. You can ask about upgrade costs if you would like a different type of room.OUTDOOR HOT TUB: This is an après ski highlight!PHONE & LINK:1.855.342.3376MONT-STE-ANNE SKI AREA & proximity to our hotel:There is no lodging right at the XC trails except for one big lodge that many people would need to co-rent. Chåteau Mte-Ste-Anne is at the alpine mountain, and you can ski to the XC lodge from there, but it’s 7K, so what most families do is drive to the XC lodge in the morning w/ lunches packed, and then individual family members ski back to the hotel at the end of the day if they so desire.FOOD: Here is what most families do, making use of the grocery stores that are only a few minutes away from the hotel.Breakfast in hotel rooms. (Many enjoy the bakery in the hotel lobby.)Lunch in ski lodge: families pack lunches and eat among friends. Food is also sold at the lodge.Dinner plans vary: families go out to restaurants; they cook in hotel rooms; and they bring food down to the conference room we have reserved in order to eat among other families. (We have reserved that conference room again this year for each night.)QUESTIONS?Please e-mail Emily Silver at: emily.silver@thet.net - Reminder – Mont-Ste-Anne, Reserve rooms by Sept. 26th September 13, 2016Quick reminder that the deadline to reserve rooms is September 26th.13 families have signed up already. Hope you’ll join us! Details provided below are the same as earlier e-mail of August 2nd:Ski w/ Ford Sayre families at Mont-Ste-Anne near Quebec City Dec 26th-30th: a tradition in its 4th year! Reserve rooms by September 26th.THE SKIING EXPERIENCE:This will be our 4th winter continuing the Mont-Ste-Anne tradition.What started out with just a few families has grown to 19 families, and we have seen that it gives the kidsa nice early-season foundation—and families a whole lot of fun!!Each day we will have gathering times for folks who want to ski in Ford Sayre groups, led by parents/coaches. This is completely optional, but as many of us parents have noticed, kids seem to ski w/ fewer complaints when in kid groups! There are 5 warming huts on the trail system so it is extra fun to ski in packs and take snack breaks together.It can be cold, but the extensive trail system cannot be beat, and Quebec City is only 30 minutes away!
Château Mont-Sainte-Anne
RESERVE by Sept 26th! (Reserving after will work, too, if rooms are available, but the hotel needs a chunk of money from us by 9/26 to hold the block.)
WHEN: 4 nights: arriving Dec 26; departing Dec 30RATE: $219 Canadian + taxes per room per night for 2 adults; no additional charge for children 17 and younger (taxes = federal & provincial sales tax 5% & 9.975% and tourist area tax of $3/night)FORD SAYRE ROOM BLOCK: Ask for “Ford Sayre Ski Team” rate; rate is discounted. We have reserved 20 rooms.ROOM TYPE: “Château Studio” = 2 queen beds; small table for 4; kitchenette w/ stove, microwave, fridge, toaster. You can ask about upgrade costs if you would like a different type of room.OUTDOOR HOT TUB: This is an après ski highlight!PHONE & LINK: 1.855.342.3376MONT-STE-ANNE SKI AREA & proximity to our hotel:There is no lodging right at the XC trails except for one big lodge that many people would need to co-rent. Chåteau Mte-Ste-Anne is at the alpine mountain, and you can ski to the XC lodge from there, but it’s 7K, so what most families do is drive to the XC lodge in the morning w/ lunches packed, and then individual family members ski back to the hotel at the end of the day if they so desire.FOOD: Here is what most families do, making use of the grocery stores that are only a few minutes away from the hotel.Breakfast in hotel rooms. (Many enjoy the bakery in the hotel lobby.)Lunch in ski lodge: families pack lunches and eat among friends. Food is also sold at the lodge.Dinner plans vary: families go out to restaurants; they cook in hotel rooms; and they bring food down to the conference room we have reserved in order to eat among other families. (We have reserved that conference room again this year for each night.)QUESTIONS?Feel free to email me! emily.silver@thet.net - SMS Nordic Ski Clinic – Amazing opportunity! September 10, 2016
Dear Ford Sayre Families,
We have an amazing opportunity happening right here in our backyard.
Come rub elbows with Olympic athletes and celebrate cross country skiing!
The Stratton Mountain School Elite Team is offering a clinic on Sunday, September 25th, 2016 at the Richmond Middle School, 63 Lyme Road, Hanover, NH.
The clinic will start with instruction and training so come prepared to be active outdoors. Bring last year’s classic ski poles (well-labelled). The clinic will end with a video presentation and a Question & Answer period with the team.
The clinic will run from 2:30-4:30 pm. There is no charge for the clinic, and all ages are welcome. We will split into groups by age. The team mission statement is “International Excellence, Local Inspiration”, and the clinic is a way to give back to the community that supports them.
Registration:
All participants must complete a release form. Please print, complete & bring to clinic. Click here for the form.
For returning skiers, more information regarding Ford Sayre BKL 2016-2017 registration will be e-mailed in a couple of weeks. And for those of you not wishing to receive these future messages, you may unsubscribe at the bottom of this e-mail.
Start to think snow!
Aricca
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Dear Ford Sayre Families,
We have an amazing opportunity happening right here in our backyard.
Come rub shoulders with Olympic athletes and celebrate cross country skiing!
The Stratton Mountain School Elite Team is offering a clinic on Sunday, September 25th, 2016 at the Richmond Middle School, 63 Lyme Road, Hanover, NH.
The clinic will start with instruction and training so come prepared to be active outdoors. Bring well-labelled bounding poles (or last year’s classic poles). Clinic will end with a video presentation and a Question & Answer period with the team.
Clinic will run from 2:30-4:30 pm. There is no charge for the clinic. All ages welcome. We will split into groups by age. The team mission statement is “International Excellence, Local Inspiration”. This is our way to give back to the community that supports us.
Registration:
All participants must complete a release form. Please print, complete & bring to clinic. Click here for the form.
For returning skiers, more information regarding Ford Sayre BKL 2016-2017 registration will be e-mailed in a couple of weeks. And for those of you not wishing to receive these future messages, you may unsubscribe at the bottom of this e-mail.
Start to think snow!
-Jane
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